Governments around the world, but especially in Europe, have increasingly used private
sector involvement in developing, financing and providing public health infrastructure and …

The concept of governance has been widely discussed in both the business and non‐
business sectors. The debate has also been entered into within the charity sector, which …

Public-private partnerships are an increasing aspect of the delivery of public policies and
services across the world. This book is the first to offer theoretical perspectives on their …

The purpose of this paper is to review and critique the field of public sector accounting
research. Many nation states deliver essential public services. In recent times, many of these …

Examines the nature and role of accounting practices within the New Public Management
(NPM). Impact of accounting on NPM; Variations of NPM concept and element interpretation …

Greater fiscal transparency is seen by its advocates as a means of improving economic
governance arrangements in ways which, by promoting fiscal stability, will in turn improve …

Public private partnerships (PPPs) are a recent extension of what has now become well
known as the “new public management” agenda for changes in the way public services are …

This paper analyses the UK's Private Finance Initiative (PFI) at a conceptual level by
focusing on the management of risk, which is central to the justification for the policy and its …

The UK government's Private Finance Initiative (PFI) policy raises a series of questions
about the rationality and distributive implications of using private finance, inevitably more …

This paper explores a number of dimensions of the accountability processes of
governments. Accountability is associated with giving reasons for conduct for responsibilities …